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"Astronomer Antonia Maury was born with the stars in her blood on March 21, 1866. Her grandfather, John William Draper, had been the first astronomer to photograph the Moon, and her uncle Henry Draper was one of the most famous astronomers of his day; Maury and her siblings grew up in his orbit."

Back to top.4. Katie Couric: How We Can Eliminate Bias Against Women in ScienceFrom: Nicolle Zellner [nzellner_at_albion.edu]

Journalist Katie Couric describes ways in which we should be able to eliminate bias against women in science and offers examples from her own life. She notes "...even well-intentioned efforts to address our biases are, well, biased. Did you happen to catch the recent 60 Minutes segment about tech's gender gap? If so, you might have noticed something missing: There was no mention of women-led organizations working to solve the problem."

Originally published in the 'Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences', 2017 vol. 103, issue 2, page 21

Back to top.6. What is gender equality in science? Common solutions may not be solving the problemFrom: JoEllen McBride [joellen.mcbride_at_gmail.com] and Alessandra Aloisi [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]

By Cell Press

"Despite the scientific community taking action on gender inequality, the problem persists. In a review published March 27 in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution, researchers say that achieving equality for women in STEM requires us to ask, 'What is equality?' To create authentic equality, and not only regarding gender, the authors promote a simple first step: define the problem before finding the solution."

Back to top.7. Announcing the first Communicating Science Conference (ComSciCon) with AAS!From Stephanie Hamilton [aas_at_comscicon.org]

The ComSciCon (Communicating Science Conference) workshop series is partnering with AAS to bring a science communication training workshop to the 234th AAS meeting in St. Louis! We invite interested graduate students to apply for ComSciCon-AAS, a free 1.5-day workshop intended to amplify the reach of the highly successful ComSciCon flagship workshop. Our goal is to empower future leaders in technical communication to share the results from research in their field to broad and diverse audiences. Senior undergraduate students, post-baccalaureate researchers, and postdoctoral researchers are also welcome to apply, though preference will be given to graduate students. Applications are open NOW and will close at 11:59pm on April 2nd, 2019.

Back to top.8. Why we still struggle with work-home conflict in women and menFrom: Alessandra Aloisis [aloisi_at_stsci.edu]

"Still in 2019 women and men grapple with how best to balance work and other responsibilities in and out of the home.

Women bear the brunt of household labor, take career hits if they become mothers, and are poorly represented in the upper levels of professional careers. But the careers of men also suffer if they take time out from paid work."